| Fond memories of Thailand
Greeting FA4960,
Back in the late '60's, I spent a few months up in the north-east part of Thailand, right on the Mekong near a town called Nakhon Phanom. In air Force jargon, it was called NKP. Getting there meant stopping at Bangkok's airport and somehow I always seemed to get lost downtown for a few days while getting the airplane refueled.
OK, back to diabetes. Lantus is a 24 hour basal insulin. I take 30units at bedtime and it kind of replaces what metformin used to do. Levemer doesn't act as long and is frequently taken twice a day. Rapid acting insulins do just that are handle what a meal does to you BG.
As for needles - the VA gives me 31ga syringes that I use for Lantus and stick it in my thigh. I buy an insulin pen with a 31ga pen needle for Humalog and that goes in my stomach. That's because I use it more often during the day and the pen is really convenient. And trust me, poking for a finger prick hurts more, lots more, than the needle. Just read and follow the instructions and life will be good!
Tally Ho,
Tom  | 
